Originally posted by MartinImber
Nokia Mediamaster is quite poor - Pace DTVA is better - I have both
Prefer IDTV over both!
That's interesting Martin as What TV & Video definitely said the Nokia's picture quality was better than the Pace DTVA - I won't argue with you though as you're the one with both boxes - maybe you should sell me the mediamaster (obviously not for very much money as, like you say, it's quite poor

).
On the IDTV side - how do you record digital broadcasts on to your VCR - presumably you don't have to leave the TV switched on! Can the TV's digital tuner just be activated on its own?
Actually, thinking about taping digital broadcasts, isn't it about time we started seeing VCRs (and DVD recorders) with digital tuners built into them?
One final point - I'm currently with Telewest and I am trying to reduce my current £49.50 monthly TV & phone line bill. I can reduce it to the minimum £15 (including £10 phone line rental) so for only £5 per month I can get all the free-to-view channels via their box and still have access to all the radio stations as well i.e. for the price of a decent free-to-view box I can get around 2 years viewing of those channels (plus the extra Radio) from Telewest. I can't help thinking this is the best option, especially while free-to-view digital TV is still developing - hell, I won't even have to worry whether my TV ariel is up to scratch!
Matt.